Couples often fail to realize that, at the moment of marriage, conflict is a fact of life. According to Kerri Barrnett, author of “Counseling Couples in Conflict,” “conflict is inevitable in all relationships” (Counseling Couples). The author also concludes that if couples worked through the problems they face with certain characteristics of grace, justice, empathy, trust and forgiveness (Couples Counseling). Obviously there are very clear preventative measures to take when dealing with an unhealthy marriage. Couples should start realizing that divorce is not the only solution to their conflicts. The expectations that most people have when they enter into a marriage will almost always never be met the way they personally want them to be. This, however, does not mean that the spouse is unable to meet their needs; the need can be satisfied in a different way. Couples don't have to give up so quickly and start realizing that sometimes all it takes is a second